Re: Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian
Patrick Bartek wrote:
>
> Researching a laptop purchase (within the next 6 months or so) to replace
> my aging Desktop (1 to 8.5 years depending on which parts). Going to
> abandoned the Big Box forever. Need to be very portable in the next year
> or two. Two questions to begin:
>
> 1. Many laptops seem to only be able to turn off Secure Boot through the
> OS, Windows 8.x, or so I've researched. However, I've read some makes
> (Asus, Lenovo, Dell and HP) can do it directly through "BIOS" without
> needing to boot Windows? True? Any others?
I recently replaced my old notebook Dell D520 for Dell E5440 ( 8GB RAM Intel
i5 cpu).
Everything is working great. Later models like E7*** use the DisplayLink
technology for docking station and do not work with Linux at all.
Secure Boot and all other options can be (de)activated/configured in the
BIOS GUI.
>
> 2. How UEFI compatible is Debian Wheezy? What I'm running on the Desktop.
> Or is Jessie the better choice. Or something else entirely? Except
> Ubuntu variants (Hate it!). I don't want to run in Legacy mode for future
> compatibility. I won't be installing a desktop, just a window manager.
> Probably Openbox.
I did not test UEFI, but should be supported and working.
Other option I considered was HP ... I was looking for <1000€
replacement/solution, but somehow I liked Dell over HP.
regards
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